Adjustable stake-holder



(No Model.)

T. M. HAOKETT. ADJUSTABLE STAKE HOLDER.

No. 421,701. Patented-Feb; 18, 1890.

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UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

THEOBALD 'MATHEVV HAOKETT, OF ALBANY, NEXV YORK.

ADJUSTABLE STAKE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 421,701, dated February 18, 1890.

Application filed January 16, 1890- Serial No. 337,131. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEOBALD MATHEW HACKETT, a citizen of the United States, re-

siding at Albany, in the county of Albany and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adj ustable Stake-Holders; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invent-ion, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide an adjustable stake-pocket for wagon-stakes, and other purposes.

Similarfigures referto sim ilar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows my stake pocket in full operative construction, showing it to be attached to the side of a wagon ready to receive a stake, one opening being for a square end and the other for a round stake, and showing the frame of the pocket to be adjustable by means of male and female threaded sleeves interposed between the sections of the frame-work, the holding-bolt passing through the outer section of the frame, through the two sleeves, through the inner section of the frame-work, and through a block and the side of a Wagon-box or other object to which it may be attached. Fig. 2

is a plan view of the holding-bolt and the male and female sleeves, showing the holdingbolt passing through two sleeves, the larger or female sleeve being internally threaded, and the male sleeve externally threaded and arranged to mesh with the threads in the female sleeve, and showing the holding n bolt freely passing through both sleeves. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of Fig. 2, taken on line X X of that figure.

The numeral 1 shows the frame work of the stakeholder; 2, the holding-bolt; 3, the female sleeve, and 4 the male sleeve interposed between the sections of the frame-work 5, section of a wagon-box or other article to which the stake pocket may be attached.

The dotted lines show position of outer section when the device is extended to receive a larger stake.

A full description thereof and of its operation is as follows: The frame-work of the device is made having bends of any desired configuration, the framework preferably being in two separate parts or sections, as shown at 1 1, and when adjusted for use lie practically parallel. At each side of the opening or openings preferably I make corresponding openings through the frame-work for the reception of the holding-bolt. I Between the shown, itis adjustable, so as to receive a small or large stake or one of any configuration in the following manner: If a small stake is used, the holdingnut on the bolt 2 is loosened, and the male sleeve 4 is turned with the sleeve 3 until it lies entirely within it. The nut on bolt 2 being now turned up tight, the openings in the device to receive the stake are then reduced in size to the utmost. larger stake is desired to be used, the nut on bolt 2 is loosened, the male sleeve 4: is turned out of the sleeve 3 as far as desired, and the nut on bolt 2 is turned tight, leaving the openings in the device to hold the stake of the desired area.

The device may be used with benefit in and the openings are adjusted to the diiferent sizes of the pieces to be held.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is-= A device for holding stakes and analogous In testimony whereof I affix my signature in articles, consisting" of practically parallel presence of two witnesses. frames having a portion of their frames extended to form a pocket or opening to receive TIIEOBALD MATHEW IIACKET'I.

5 a stake, and having male and female sleeves interposed between said parallel frames, said XVitnessesr sleeves being adjustable lengthwise, subsi'an- AMZA FULLER, tially as described. A. M. TURNER. 

